Second Grade News: January 30-February 6, 2017

Second Grade News: January 30-February 6, 2017

Reading: This week our weekly concept is “Ways People Help” and our essential question is “How can people help out their community?” We will explore some Social Studies concepts through this unit.

Spelling:  The Spelling concept for this time is long vowel O spelled with o, oa, ow, and oe. The Spelling test will be on Monday, February 6.

told                     most                    float                      coat            toast

grow                   mow                        show                Joe               toe

light                   mind                          only                  our              who

High Frequency Words (sight words):  By the end of the unit, your child should be able to read these words quickly and easily. Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.

better          group              long                   more           only

our                started           three                  who           won’t

Vocabulary: We are learning the meaning of these words. Please use these words in conversation with your child and ask him/her to tell you what they mean.

across                 borrow              countryside         idea

insists                 lonely                 solution                villages

Math: Today we started Unit 6 in Math. This unit will focus on number stories, making and interpreting graphs, addition, and subtraction. Please continue practicing with your child at home on counting money, telling time, and memorizing addition and subtraction facts.

Gym: Many of our students have been forgetting their gym shoes! Please make sure your child has shoes in their backpack.

Report Cards

Report cards are coming home today- Friday, January 27, 2017. As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. The best way to contact me is by email through the mcbain.org website. If you send me an email, I will always respond. Occasionally an email does not come through. If you don't get a response from me in a day or two, please try again.

Second Grade News: January 16-25, 2017

Reading: This week we are studying scientific concepts involving the sky. We will be learning about the sun, moon, and stars.

Spelling:  The Spelling concept for this time is long vowel i spelled with i, y, igh, and ie. The Spelling test will be on Wednesday, January 25.

light                    sight                           mind                     cry          lie         

tie                       high                    wild                      dry         try

begin                 those                apart                hay         steak

High Frequency Words (sight words):  By the end of the unit, your child should be able to read these words quickly and easily. Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.

also               apart             begin                either            hundred

over             places             those                which           without

Vocabulary: We are learning the meaning of these words. Please use these words in conversation with your child and ask him/her to tell you what they mean.

adventure        delighted          dreamed         enjoyed

grumbled          moonlight        neighbor         nighttime

Math: We are working on mental addition and mental subtraction involving quickly adding and subtracting 10 or 100 to any given number. We will also be solving addition and subtraction story problems. We continue to work on memorizing addition and subtraction facts, focusing on speed and accuracy. We continue to review telling time to five minutes and counting money, including making change.

Reminders:

Monday is a delayed start. We have a Spelling test, and it is also Library day!

Spelling Words for the next two weeks

Test Date:  Monday, January 9

Unit 3 – list 1a

Skill:  long a - ai,ay

1.                  main

2.                hay

3.                stay

4.                drain

5.                grain

6.                tray

7.                clay

8.                scrape (review)

9.                strange (review)

10.          good (high-frequency)

11.            often (high-frequency)

12.          two (high-frequency)

Test Date:  Monday, January 16

Unit 3 – list 1b

Skill:  long a - ea, eigh

1.                  break

2.                weigh

3.                sleigh

4.                prey

5.                great

6.                steak

7.                eight

8.                 grain (review)

9.                 clay (review)

10.          idea (high-frequency)

11.            about (high-frequency)

12.          second (high-frequency)

Second Grade News January 3-9, 2017

Second Grade News: January 3-9, 2017

Reading:  We are beginning a new unit entitled “Live and Learn.”  The Big Idea is “What have you learned about the world that surprises you?” This unit focuses on several scientific concepts. The first Essential Question we will be studying is “How do the Earth’s forces affect us?” with an emphasis on gravity.

Spelling:  The Spelling words for the next two weeks will highlight different long a spellings. The first week will focus on the spellings -ai in the middle of a word and -ay at the end of a word. Here are the words for the first week:

main                  hay                    stay                    drain               

grain                 tray                    clay                    scrape

strange             good                 often                             two

High Frequency Words (sight words):  By the end of the unit, your child should be able to read these words quickly and easily. Please post this letter in a handy spot (on the fridge, etc.) and have your child practice reading through these words a couple of times each day.

about            around              good                 great            idea

often             part                     second            two           world 

Vocabulary: We are learning the meaning of these words. Please use these words in conversation with your child and ask him/her to tell you what they mean.

amazing         force          measure         objects

proved           speed          true                  weight

Math: We will begin timed tests focusing on speed and accuracy in addition and subtraction facts through 12. We are continuing to work on counting money. Please help your child practice counting coins at home.  In class we will review counting money, and will also begin working on figuring out how much change one gets back when making a purchase.